So is “African American”
Say, “Black“, not African American
The label "African American" is the dumbest used phrase in our vocabulary. Every time you call someone an "African American," you're making at least two assumptions about the person:
1. That the person is an American.
For example, if you saw actor chiwetel ejiofor walking along on a street, you would probably think, “Hey, there’s an African American”...which is fine, except for one small detail: this man is British, which makes you a presumptuous cock.
2. That the person is African (because it's inconceivable that black people could come from Haiti, India, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Australia, or Jamaica).
Ohhh, Nevermind that; BLACK PEOPLE ONLY COME FROM AFRICA.